A very short story.... :P

Man driving down road.

Woman driving up same road.

They pass each other.

The woman yells out the window, PIG!

Man yells out window, BITCH!

Man rounds next curve.

Man crashes into a HUGE PIG in middle of road and dies.

If men would just listen... :P

Sesuatu tidak selalu kelihatan sebagaimana adanya

Dua orang malaikat berkunjung ke rumah sebuah keluarga kaya. Keluarga itu sangat kasar dan tidak mengizinkan kedua malaikat itu untuk bermalam di ruang tamu yang ada di rumahnya. Malaikat tersebut ditempatkan pada sebuah kamar berukuran kecil yang ada di basement.

Ketika malaikat itu hendak tidur, malaikat yang lebih tua melihat bahwa dinding basement itu retak. Kemudian, malaikat itu memperbaikinya sehingga retak pada dinding basement itu lenyap.

Ketika malaikat yang lebih muda bertanya, mengapa ia melakukan hal itu, malaikat yang lebih tua menjawab, "Sesuatu tidak selalu kelihatan sebagaimana adanya"

Malam berikutnya, kedua malaikat itu beristirahat di rumah seorang petani dan istrinya yang miskin, tetapi sangat ramah.

Setelah membagi sedikit makanan yang dimilikinya, petani itu mempersilahkan kedua malaikat untuk tidur di atas tempat tidurnya.

Ketika matahari terbit, malaikat menemukan bahwa petani dan istrinya sedang menangis sedih karena sapi mereka yang menjadi sumber pendapatan satu-satunya sudah terbaring mati. Malaikat yang lebih muda merasa geram.

Ia bertanya kepada mailakat yang lebih tua. "Mengapa engkau membiarkan hal itu terjadi? Keluarga yang pertama memiliki segalanya, tetapi engkau menolong menambal dindingnya yang retak. Keluarga ini hanya memiliki sedikit, walaupun demikian mereka bersedia membaginya dengan kita. Mengapa engkau membiarkan sapinya mati?"

Malaikat yang lebih tua menjawab, "Sesuatu tidak selalu kelihatan sebagaimana adanya."

"Ketika kita bermalam di basement, aku melihat ada emas tersimpan di lubang dalam dinding itu. Karena pemilik rumah sangat tamak dan tidak bersedia membagi hartanya, aku menutup dinding itu agar ia tidak menemukan emas itu.

Semalam, ketika kita tidur di ranjang petani ini, malaikat maut datang untuk mengambil nyawa istrinya. Aku memberikan sapinya agar malaikat maut itu tidak jadi mengambil istrinya."

"Sesuatu tidak selalu kelihatan sebagaimana adanya."

Why do I love him?

Why do I love him?
Tough question. I don't even know how or where to
begin. I'm not sure if I could possibly find the right
words to express what or how much I feel for him,
let alone explain why I love him. I don't believe the
English language has all the words I would need.

Why do I love him?

I guess I just do. I love him just because. I love him
just because that's the most natural and possible
thing to do.

I love him.

I love him because he's the most incredible,
wonderful, amazing and fantastic guy I have ever
known in my entire life. I love him because he's sweet,
charming, smart, witty, and has a great sense of
humor. I love him because he's so cool he's hot.

I love him because he makes me smile. I love him
because he makes me laugh. I love him because
he makes me happy. I love him because he's the one and
only guy who has ever made it through my wall and seen
right through my mask. I love him because he accepts
the real me, imperfections and all, and still
appreciates me for who I am.

I love him for being my friend. I love him because I
could be whatever I want to be in front of him. I love
him because we could talk about anything and
everything under the sun.

I love him because I feel safe when I am with him. I
love him because we are comfortable with each
other. I love him for giving me a helping hand when I had
to pick myself up, but couldn't. I love him for offering
his shoulder for me to lean on to when I had to be
strong, but wasn't.

I love him for telling me not to stay
up too late at night because it wasn't good for my
health. I love him for texting and sending me sweet
and mushy messages. I love him for those times
when he would call or text me just when I was thinking of
calling or texting him, when I was feeling down, or
when I was missing him, like he has gone psychic
all of a sudden.

I love him for the tickling moments we had. I love him
for always making me feel better, about myself and
life in general. I love him for making me feel
special. I love him for making me feel loved. But
most of all, I love him for making me feel. I love him for
making me realize that I am capable of feeling this
way and this much for someone. I love him for
making me feel alive.

So, why do I love him?

I love him because he's all of these and more. So
much more. I love him because he's everything.

Today's Inspiration---How to stay young

1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight, and height.

Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down.

(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)



3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.

Never let the brain get idle.
"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things



5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with him or her!



6. The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move on.

The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourself.
LIVE while you are alive.



7. Surround yourself with what you love:

Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.



8. Cherish your health:

If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.

Take a trip to the mall, even to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is



10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

Laura Morrice, Reader's Digest (March 1999)

Just making a resolution, whether you stick to it or not can help you figure out what's really important in life. Funny then, that we rarely think about aspirations for our marriages unless our relationships are already in trouble. "People get so caught up in careers, raising kids and satisfying their own souls," says Gloria Richfield, co author of Together Forever, "that they forget marriage needs to be fed too."

Why not set aside time to reach for marital goals? Keeping these resolutions can be illuminating, gratifying and just plain fun. Any one of them can make your marriage better today and in the future.

1. Be your Spouse's Biggest Fan.
"My wife has a great eye for color,” her husband, Mario, said at a dinner party I attended not long ago. "She's so artistic." The women at the table glanced enviously at his wife, who has beaming at the unexpected compliment. "Words of praise--especially if they're offered in front of other people--are so important," Richfield says. "Unfortunately, most of us are more likely to criticize our spouse in public,"

Who hasn't shared a laugh at her partner's expense? Comedians have built entire careers on spouse-bashing humor. But negative comments--even ones with a punch line--can backfire. "If you joke often enough about a man not being romantic, he'll use that as an excuse for not making effort,' says Georgia Witkin, as assistant professor of psychiatry. "But if you keep saying how good your husband is with the kids, he'll want to be good with the kids. It's a self fulfilling prophecy."

2. Bring Something New to Sex.
"It's very easy to fall into doing things the same way, having one scenario that you always follow," Richfield says. If both you and your spouse are ready for a change, Richfield suggests expanding your sexual knowledge by reading books and talking to your spouse openly about what you read. If you're not comfortable doing that, try something more sensual--give him a massage or wear something different to bed.

"Somebody has to bring something new to the equation," "Why not you?"

3. Spend Quality Time Apart
It's one of those paradoxes of a relationship: time apart can actually bring you closer together. When a hair dresser expressed an interest in cycling, his wife didn't complain about the time he would spend away from the family. Instead, she agreed to watch the children for three hours every other Saturday morning so he could join a local bike club. Within a few months the hairdresser was fitter, happier and a lot more pleasant to be around. "I may not be out there riding with him," his wife says," but I'm definitely reaping the benefits." "People in a relationship have to retain their identity so they won't feel smothered," Witkin says. She stresses this is especially important for couples with young children" or life will become too fatiguing."

4. Spend Quality Time Together
Studies shows that anything increasing the amount of time you spend together--be it a fancy evening out or just walking the dog--will also increase level of satisfaction in a marriage. Ideally, you should get out the house together once a week. If you can't make sure you spend ten minutes every evening just talking. "It's hand to hand, eye to eye. No TV, no distractions," Witkin says. “It doesn't matter what you talk about. Just listen to each other." Many couples spend remarkably little face to face time per week, Witkin points out. "If you do ten minutes a night, you'll be way ahead of other couples," she adds.

5. Break the Date Rut.
Whenever my husband and I were lucky enough to snare a baby sitter we'd run out for a quick dinner and a movie. Then a couple asked us to go canoeing one Saturday. At first our uncoordinated efforts had us spinning in circles, but eventually our strokes fell into sync and we began moving the water with relative case. For the next three hours there was no noise, no distractions--just time together. It turned out to be a great day. We can't wait to do it again. If you can break away from your standard dating routine and explore a new activity, your marriage will benefit. Think of it as a marital adrenalin boost. "Every once a while you have to bring new energy into your relationship," Richfield explains. New energy stimulates you.

6. Be kind
Small courtesies that are required while dating seem to fall by the wayside when children and careers start demanding more of your attention. But little acts of kindness fit into any schedule.
Let your spouse sleep in some Saturday morning while you take the children out to breakfast. Take on a chore that normally lands on your spouse's list. And remember to show gratitude when your mate does a kind deed for you. "People forgot to thank each other," Richfield says. "To thank somebody--even for something you expect--shows your appreciation. And it will make your spouse want to do more for you."

7. Make a 5 year plan.
At the end of each fiscal year, many companies write down goals they'd like to see their organization achieve over the next several years. Couples can use the same technique to give their lives more direction. Set aside a weekend to develop a five year plan or your own. Ask yourselves: Do you want to buy a new home? Change jobs? Go back for more schooling? Devote more time to sports or hobbies?
Consider what you're satisfied with and what you'd like to change. You'll come away with a guide to use when you're faced with little decisions throughout the year. You may also learn things about each other that you didn’t know before. "A five year plan is a great tool for opening up communication," Richfield confirms. "It's also a wonderful reassurance for couples that they're in this marriage for the long haul."

8. Do that One Task Your Spouse Has Been Bugging You About.
Having heard her husband, a police officer, complain for months about all the toys cluttering their home, a homemaker bought some attractive shelves, and bins and settle down a spree of sort thing, organizing and eliminating.

"You should have seen my husband's face when he came home," she says.
"He was thrilled." says Witkin, "doing little things for each other is a way of saying 'I'm not perfect, but I want you to know I'm trying'"

9. Put It in Writing.
A sales representative was surprised when she received a letter in the mail from her husband, a production manager.
"It was like the ones he used to sent me when we were dating," she says.
"Handwritten on plain notebook paper."
Her husband wrote about how he loved falling asleep next to her every night and he loved the way she looked on Saturday mornings with her hair pulled back and no make-up on.
"Little things that I thought he never noticed," she says, blushing.
"It's a great reminder that even though we don't say it everyday, the feelings we have for each other are still there."

We all have moments when love for our spouse wells up inside. Why not take a few minutes to take about it.
"A letter is like a visual proof for your love," Richfield says.
It's also something you can read again and again the happily married years to come.

One Flaw In Women

Women have strengths that amaze men.

They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.
They don't take "no" for an answer when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideas.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.

When someone tells you that you can't do something...

Look around....



Consider all options...



Then GO for it!



Use all the things God gave you!



Be creative...



In the end, you will succeed and prove them wrong!